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Death toll in Pakistan earthquake rises to 208

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The army dispatched 300 soldiers, rescue and medical teams and a helicopter to the worst-hit areas. Balochistan chief minister Abdul Malik too said an emergency had been declared in Awaran, seven to eight hours' drive from Quetta, the provincial capital.

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Pakistan rose to at least 208 people on Wednesday after hundreds of houses collapsed in a remote mountainous area, a local official said. (AFP)

Ghulam Baloch, a local administration official from Khuzdar, said, "Houses and shops have collapsed and the casualties could increase. An emergency has been declared in Awaran and some other parts of Balochistan." (AP)

The army dispatched 300 soldiers, rescue and medical teams and a helicopter to the worst-hit areas. Balochistan chief minister Abdul Malik too said an emergency had been declared in Awaran, seven to eight hours' drive from Quetta, the provincial capital. (AP)